Banking On A Cool $10,000
Illawarra Mercury
Friday February 6, 1998
Providence calling. The wife of a 42-year-old Windang sales manager took a phone message for her husband yesterday thinking it was the bank calling to advise him about refinancing his $10,000 personal loan.
He called the number later in the day and was connected to a NSW Lotteries official who said he had won $10,000 in a $2 Jackpot draw.
The father of three will use the money to pay off the loan, a mortgage and to treat his wife to a Valentines Day dinner.
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School children gave New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the wrong answer about honesty yesterday when he thanked a taxi driver for returning nearly $15,000 in lost cash to a foreign tourist.
The driver found $14,800 and a Belgian passport in his cab on Friday night. He informed police and the cash was returned to an elderly female tourist.
"Now, if you found that money what would you do?" Mr Giuliani asked the children, guests at City Hall. "Keeeep iiiitt!" they replied in unison.
With the audience laughing, the mayor set the children straight, telling them that if they found money that was not theirs they should return it. * * *
The Payne family of Wollongong are far from superstitious.
But even they're amazed at the coincidences that have plagued three generations of births in their family.
Phil Payne, who runs the Normandie Motel Restaurant and Function Centre with his wife Sally, was born on October 10, 1939 - the 10th day of the 10th month.
His son Ben Payne was born on December 12, 1969 - the 12th day of the 12th month.
Ben's daughter Jessica was born on September 9, 1989 - the ninth of the ninth.
And Monday, the second day of the second month brought the birth of Ben's son, Zebadiah.
Due on the 19th of January, he hung on until his Aunty Zoe Tirris could return from overseas.
But he was born one year too early to continue the tradition of births in years ending with a nine.
© 1998 Illawarra Mercury
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